# CVE-2019-11280: Privilege escalation through the invitations service

> Authenticated users can escalate privileges by inviting themselves to unauthorized spaces via the invitations microservice in Pivotal Application Service.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3882-vm2r-v25j

## What is CVE-2019-11280?

CVE-2019-11280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Application Service (PAS), published on 20 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Pivotal Apps Manager, included in Pivotal Application Service versions 2.3.x prior to 2.3.18, 2.4.x prior to 2.4.14, 2.5.x prior to 2.5.10, and 2.6.x prior to 2.6.5, contains an invitations microservice which allows users to invite others to their organizations. A remote authenticated user can gain additional privileges by inviting themselves to spaces that they should not have access to.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11280?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pivotal Software Pivotal Application Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-11280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-11280 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Pivotal Application Service (PAS)

- [CVE-2018-11086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11086/): Privilege escalation in Application Service (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-11088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11088/): Privilege escalation in Application Service (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-11044](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11044/): Cross-site scripting in Pivotal Application Service (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-1278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1278/): Missing authorization in Pivotal Application Service (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-1200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1200/): Information disclosure in Apps Manager for PCF (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-11280 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-11280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Application Service (PAS), published on 20 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pivotal Application Service (PAS). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11280/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11280
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11280
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-11280

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11280/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.